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I realize that Griselbrand is banned in EDH, but I made a big investment in him (even before the ban) and I would hate to put him out of play. However, I do take into consideration the people I play against, and therefore play Griselbrand with considerable discrepancy. In fact, I only play EDH in a casual setting among a good group of friends. In the spirit of EDH, I believe fun should come first rather than domination and power.

While this deck holds incredibly synergy between it and Ghave, the best thing about this deck is that each creature can hold its own without need of combo. However, when paired with any number of cards, powerful effects can be produced. It is easy to set up a lot of potential combos considering many of them happen with one card and Ghave himself who is, in my humble opinion, a very powerful and versatile Commander.

June 15, 2012
6:36 p.m.

Feed the pack would be a great combo. I'll think about that one. Contagion Engine is really a must have and it's easy enough to pick up and when it's on the field, it doesn't need any other kind of combo piece to make it really deadly.

July 18, 2012
12:47 p.m.

If you only have one slot for it, card:Martyr's Bond is a better Grave Pact
since it can force sacs of more than just creatures (your thopter tokens hit either creatures or artifacts). Juniper Order Ranger
also works well with Ghave, as does Twilight Drover
.

Blood Artist
can also do a lot of damage with Ghave's ability to cycle guys on and off the field.

July 20, 2012
1:07 p.m.

@gop2002: Thanks for the advice on the cards. Thanks especially for the Juniper Order Ranger idea since it is a great card for combo potential- with a +1/+1 counter on him, he turns into a saproling generator for however much mana you have. Crazy good.

July 21, 2012
6:07 p.m.

All I can really add is get an Earthcraft
it was one of the best additions I ever made to my Ghave deck. As mentioned above Juniper Order Ranger
is a saproling generator for however much mana you have, well with Earthcraft you have infinite mana. Add in Skullclamp
for infinite draw and then drop a Craterhoof Behemoth
to do infinite/infinite trample damage to an opponent. Concordant Crossroads
lets you use those infinite saprolings you just made as well to wipe out however many opponents you are playing against.

July 29, 2012
8:15 p.m.

the fact is Griselbrand
in this format gets you an unfair card advantage. Whereas Omniscience
on its own does nothing. Omniscience
is way of letting crazy stuff happen, provided that you have the crazy stuff set up alongside that enchantment. Griselbrand
on the other hand is a way to ensure you won't run out of gas, finding your combo, or just stay on top of everyone else card-wise... I don't think Omniscience
should be considered for banning at all... It really is a card that should built around, unlike Griselbrand
(every black EDH deck welcomes that amount of card advantage).

July 30, 2012
7:18 a.m.

@deathbygiraffe: Very true. When I do play Griselbrand, I take into consideration the others around me. I enjoy a well rounded game of EDH and don't like it when one person completely dominates the playing field. Personally, I spent $15 on Griselbrand before the announcement for his ban, and I don't want to put him on the sidelines. Rather, I don't play like a complete jerk when he's in play. I would NEVER play him as a general either.

July 30, 2012
4:40 p.m.

pretty decent looking deck, but ghave works into so many broken combos with him, such as card:Cathars' Crusade and Earthcraft
. this make infinite tokens and an infinite power/toughness ghave. i recent made a ghave deck that has alot of these combos that you can check out

October 19, 2012
1:47 p.m.

October 19, 2012
1:48 p.m.

Seems to me that Blade of the Bloodchief
could be another +1/+1 counter doubler when attached to your general. Sac a creature and Ghave gets 2 counters instead of one. Or Ghave gets one and target another creature with the second. Doubling Season
and Parallel Lives
are much, much better, but it would add redundancy, which might be good in a deck with no tutors (e.g. Demonic Tutor
).

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